A plain, sweet yeast bread with roots in Portugal, this tasty loaf is delicate, delicious, and made easy with the bread machine. This recipe is best for a bread machine. It is similar to homemade sweet bread.
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Ingredients
- 2 pkg active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm potato water
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 1/8 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine melted
- 8 to 10 cups Flour
Servings: loaves
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Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in potato water.
- Stir in the 3 tablespoons sugar, potatoes and ginger.
- Cover; let rise until doubled.
- Scald milk; add salt and cool to lukewarm.
- In small bowl of electric mixer, beat eggs;
- Gradually beat in the 1 3/4 cups sugar.
- Stir into yeast mixture.
- Add butter and mix well.
- Stir in 2 cups of the flour, then milk.
- Add 2 more cups of the flour; beat 5 minutes.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough.
- Place on lightly floured board and knead int remaining flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Place in greased bowl, turning in grease top.
- Cover; let rise until doubled.
- Grease four 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pans.
- On a lightly floured board, divide dough into fourths.
- Shape each fourth into a loaf; place in prepared pans.
- Cover; let rise until doubled.
- Preheat electric oven to 325 degrees F.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until done.
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